Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Praying in the No-Spin Zone

Regardless of what we think of Bill O’Reilly and his show we can certainly agree that he has put his finger on an issue common to all of us—we are prone to spin. Prayer is one area that we as Christians tend to spin. And when we read the Bible, especially the Psalms, we find that faithful, mature prayer is characterized by honesty. From confession to doubt to lament, the psalter is filled with prayers that seem to represent feeling.